31 Aug, 2015

A Night of Stories

Join national tellers Antonio Sacre and Tim Lowry as well as talent youth storyteller Adah Shippen at this FREE event for an evening of stories at the Viridian Event Center in West Jordan. Antonio and Tim are in high demand at festivals throughout the nation. The events starts at 7:00 pm.

Tim Lowry grew up in southeastern Kentucky where he learned the rich tradition of Appalachian storytelling. After five years in the classroom, Tim became a full-time professional storyteller in 2000. He has performed at venues across the nation including the National Storytelling Festival, Charleston Tells Festival, and Connecticut Storytelling Festival. Tim lives with his wife and two children in Summerville, SC.

Antonio Sacre is an internationally touring bilingual storyteller, author, and solo performance artist, based in Los Angeles. He earned a BA in English from Boston College and an MA in Theater Arts from Northwestern University. He has performed at the National Book Festival at the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, the National Storytelling Festival, and museums, schools, libraries, and festivals internationally. Called “a charismatic, empathetic presence” by the Chicago Tribune, his stories have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and on National Public Radio.

This special event is supported by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and the National Endowment for the Arts. The program is a partnership between the Salt Lake County Library Services and Timpanogos Storytelling Festival.

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A Night of Storytelling with Antonio Sacre and Tim Lowry

Viridian Event Center in West Jordan

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join national tellers Antonio Sacre and Tim Lowry as well as talent youth storyteller Adah Shippen for an evening of stories at the Viridian Event Center in West Jordan. Antonio and Tim are in high demand at festivals throughout the nation.

Antonio Sacre

Antonio Sacre, an international storyteller, author, and solo performance artist, has been a featured storyteller at the Kennedy Center, the National Book Festival at the Library of Congress, and at museums, schools, and festivals worldwide. His extensive repertoire includes folk tales, myths, and legends, focusing on Spanish-speaking countries. His recordings have won numerous awards, including the Parent’s Choice Gold Award. He has three award-winning picture books: The Barking Mouse, La Noche Buena – A Christmas Story, and A Mango in the Hand.

Tim Lowry

Tim is a human time machine who makes history happen in your hands and collapses hours into moments of magic. It is a pleasure and a joy to be swept along into one of his narratives and an instant later you realize an hour has passed. With careful and deliberate, but nearly invisible crafting, Tim’s “off-the-cuff” stories flow as luxuriously as melted chocolate and are just as delicious. A Festival favorite, Tim ranks among the top tellers on the audience’s “must-hear” list.